ELD4911481: The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, soldiers of the twelfth Legion garrison in Melitene, Roman Armenia (present-day Turkey) who refused to deny their Christian faith and who were forced to spend the night on an iced lake in Sebaste under the reign of Emperor Licinius in 324 AD. 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4911096: Representation of Saint Ludger (died 809) Christian missionary, founder of the Abbey of Werden and Helmstedt (also Ludiger or Liudger) missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and first Bishop of Munster in Westphalia. 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4911196: Representation of Wulfram de Sens (Wulfram de Fontenelle or Vulfran, Vulphran, Vuilfran, Wulfran, Wulfrann, Wolfran) saving the young Ovon. 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4911835: Representation of the apostle Saint Matthias or Mathias. 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4912014: Representation of Saint Simeon of Jerusalem (Shimeon or Simon) (died around 110) crucified under Trajan by the proconsul Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes in Jerusalem 110 ca. 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4912102: Representation of the Dominican nun Saint Catherine de Ricci (1522-1590) (Caterina de Ricci). 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4912551: Representation of Saint John Chrysostom (344/354-407), exiled in 407, by order of Emperor Flavius Arcadius a Pithyos (Pitsounda), on the Black Sea, at the edge of the empire. 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4910180: Representation of Saint Zite (Zita or Sitha or Citha) by Lucca (1218-1278). 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4911370: Representation of Queen St. Mathilde of Ringelheim (896-968) helping the poor. 19th century, (engraving). / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4911105: Case Simon of Thirty: "Representation of the sacrifice in the presumes crime of young Simon of Trento (Simonino da Trento or Simeon, Simonin or Simonet) around 1475 of whom the Jewish community was accused". 19th century, (engraving). / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4911655: Representation of Emperor Henry II of the Holy Empire asking forgiveness to his wife Cunigunde of Luxembourg (Cunegundes, Cunegunda, and Cunegonda) (975-1033/1039) for doubting her virtue. 19th century (engraving) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960495: Un groupe de valaques (Vlachs people) engraving from “” La Hungary historique”” 1851 / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960731: Warrior: magnetism session of a horse at the veterinary school of Lyon in August 1784 in the presence of Henri de Prussia (1726-1802), experience from mesmerism (spiritual healing practice, magnetism on horse in presence of Prince Henry of Prussia (1726Ð1802), Lyon 1784) Engraving of the 19th century / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960986: Roman antiquite: “” Cornelie, mother of the Gracques””” Cornelie (Cornelia Africana) (189-110 BC), mother of the Gracques presents her children as her most beautiful jewels in front of a lady from Campania who came to show her hers - Her two children are named Tiberio Sempronio Gracco (162-133 BC) and Gaio (Caio Gracco) Sempronio (154-122 BC) (Tibere and Caius) ( Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Caius Sempronius Gracchus (Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi) Engraving from “Young folks history of Rome” by Charlotte Yonge 1882 / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960826: Portrait of Jose Custodio de Faria (1756-1819) Catholic priest, revolutionary and Portuguese scientist whose studies on animal magnetism and hypnosis were long authoritative - here during an experience of hypnosis by suggestion of perverting taste - circa 1813 (Portrait of Abbe Faria a Luso-Goan Catholic monk who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the work of Franz Mesmer during a hypnosis experience 1813) Engraving of the 19th century / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961094: Duel between journalists Alexandre Dujarrier (1815-1845), editor of the newspaper La Presse and Jean-Baptiste Rosemond de Beauvallon (1819-1903) at the Bois de Boulogne on 11 March 1845 (The Code Of Honor - the Duel between the two journalists Dujarrier and Beauvallon In The Bois De Boulogne, Near Paris, 1845) Engraving from “The ages” of Letainturier-Fradin 1892 / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961141: History of the French periodic press: satirical vignette published at the time of the founding of the periodic Gazette Cre in 1631 with the support of Richelieu by Theophraste Renaudot, in the centre the Gazette personified surrounded by Renaudot writing, the criers of the gazette at the extreme left, the Lie a mask in hand, the Truth sitting on the left of the gazette (Satirical illustration published at the time of creation of Gazette de France, the first weekly magazine published in France. It was founded by Theophraste Renaudot and published its first edition on 30 May 1631) Engraving from “Le magasin picturesque” 1842 / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961176: Hinduism: The Sati (Virtuous è, faithful to death), a widow's sacrifice, a symbol of her husband's total devouement, consists for the widow to climb on the butcher of the deceased and die brulee alive (Hinduism: Sati or suttee, funeral custom where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre or takes her own life in another fashion shortly after her husband's death) Engraving from “Picturesque History of Religions” by Clavel 1844 Private collection / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961225: The Sacred Mistletoe - The Gauls and their priests or Druids - Picking mistletoe from the druids in Gaul - Druids Cutting the Mistletoe - Engraving from Clavel 1844 “Picturesque History of Religions” / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961262: Orthodox Faith: The Greek Patriarch distributes the sacred fire to the Greeks at Saint Sepulchre, Orthodox Easter (celebration of the miracle of the Holy Fire by Orthodox Christians that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, or Holy Saturday, the day preceding Orthodox Easter) Engraving from “” religions””” by Clavel 1844 / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961409: Muslim pilgrims during the travel to Mecca Engraving from “” Picturesque History of Religions” by Clavel 1844 Private collection / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961476: Ancient Rome: “” Tarquin the superb and his son Sextus Tarquin (died 509 BC) sending him to Gabies to take power”” (Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud) and his son Sextus Tarquinius) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4962182: Roman Antiquite: The Roman Emperor Tiberius (Tiberius, 42 BC) in his villa in Capri (Tiberius in Capri where he spent much of his final years, leaving control of the empire in the hands of the prefect Lucius Aelius Sejanus) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961623: Roman Antiquite: The departure of the Roman consul Marcus Atilius Regulus (256 BC) for Carthage during the First Punic War (Attilius Regulus's departure for Carthage in 256 BC, wherehe served as a general in the First Punic War (256 BC)) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961714: Roman Antiquite, Punic War: The Meeting of Scipio the African (235-183 BC) General Roman and Carthaginian General Hannibal (247-183 BC) a Zama en 202 BC (Second punic war: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC) ad Hannibal meeting in Zama, 202 BC) Engraving from “” Storia di Roma by Francesco Bertolini / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961744: Roman antiquite: “” election sous la republique romaine” (election in Rome at the times of the Republic) Engraving from “” Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961777: Roman antiquite: the funeral of Scipio Emilian (185-129 BC)” (Funeral of Scipio Aemilianus (Scipio Africanus Minor), 129 BC) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

ANJ4998607: Belle Epoque: advertising card for Pola and Todescan establishments (department stores of novelty), 1905 Private collection / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

BIV328891: Transient vessels in space and time, cerulean, Naples (oil on board), Irving, Brian (b. 1960) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

BIV348299: Long Necked Bottles in Space with Terracotta Bowl (oil on linen), Irving, Brian (b. 1960) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

CH1074055: Letters to Alan Reed Priest from Georgia O'Keeffe, 2nd January 1950 (pen & ink on paper), O'Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

BIV325795: Transposal in time and space, lapis, yellow (oil on board), Irving, Brian (b. 1960) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

BIV328890: Vessels in time and space, vermillion, Naples (oil on board), Irving, Brian (b. 1960) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

CCI7143982: Flying postman, c.1910 / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

CCI6437665: Royal Messenger. 15th century (miniature), Unknown Artist, (15th century) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

XDR336005: Still from the film "Shanghai Express" with Marlene Dietrich, 1932 (b/w photo), German Photographer, (20th Century) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images